Children's Growth in an Adaptive Framework: Explaining the Growth Patterns of American Slaves and Other Historical Populations
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- Eric B. Schneider, 2017. "Children's growth in an adaptive framework: explaining the growth patterns of American slaves and other historical populations," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 70(1), pages 3-29, February.
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